Bebop Sticky Bomb is attached and about to detonate
Dispel MagicWhat to do: Use Dispel Magic before detonation.
Why it helps: Sticky Bomb is a non-ultimate debuff and can be purged, dropping the bomb instead of eating the full burst.
Deadlock matchup guide
How to Counter Bebop
Learn which items answer Bebop’s threats, how to play the lane, and when to commit or disengage.
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Buy for the threat you are facing. These are situational options, not a build to purchase in full. Tap an item for its breakdown.
Matchup Overview & Game Plan
Your first defense is denying a clean hook line with cover and minions. If you are already getting caught, distinguish bomb damage from the control that enables the combo: cleanse or protect against the bomb, and use control protection for the hook. Save an interrupt for an exposed aerial ultimate channel.
Keep minions and geometry between you and Grapple Arm, purge Sticky Bomb with Dispel Magic or block the burst with Counterspell, and use Indomitable or Unstoppable when the hook control itself is deciding fights. Knockdown is especially valuable when he channels his ultimate from the air.
Laning Phase
- Keep minions, corners, or other geometry between you and the hook line.
- Listen for his approach while last-hitting so he does not gain repeated free Sticky Bomb opportunities.
- Save a movement option for the hook threat instead of spending all stamina on the wave.
- If a bomb attaches, cleanse or protect against its detonation and move away from the continuing threat; control defense solves the hook separately.
Most Common Problems vs Bebop
Identify what is losing the exchange, then use the answer and timing below.
Dispel MagicThe hook combo keeps deciding fights
IndomitableWhat to do: Use Indomitable for the first hard-control event or Unstoppable proactively.
Why it helps: Breaking the hook control prevents the bomb and uppercut follow-up from becoming a full combo.
His airborne ultimate is zoning the whole fight
KnockdownWhat to do: Cast Knockdown while he is channeling in the air.
Why it helps: The stun can interrupt the channel and the anti-air bonus makes airborne targets easier to punish.
A teammate is stuck with Bebop Sticky Bomb
Divine BarrierWhat to do: Use Divine Barrier on the bombed teammate.
Why it helps: It can cleanse removable non-stun debuffs from an ally, making it one of the best team-save answers when the bomb is on someone other than you.
Gameplay Counterplay
- Use his loud footsteps as an early warning in lane. If he is walking at you for bomb stacks, back into cover instead of contesting the wave at melee range.
- Keep minions and map geometry between you and Grapple Arm whenever possible.
- Do not give free Sticky Bomb stacks by walking up to last-hit when he is already in threat range.
Mistakes to Avoid Against Bebop
Giving him repeated free setups in lane
Watch his approach and hook angle while last-hitting. Staying exposed also gives him more opportunities to build bomb pressure.
Using one answer for hook and bomb damage
Dispel Magic and Counterspell address the bomb problem; control protection addresses the catch. Choose for the part of the sequence that is actually beating you.
Threat / Fight Plan
Debuff Cleanse
Removes eligible negative effects; check each item’s exclusions and activation limits.
Useful answers: Dispel Magic · Divine Barrier
Anti-CC & Combo Breaking
Limits control-led combos through immunity, a qualifying automatic response, shorter debuffs, or a barrier after the catch.
Useful answers: Indomitable · Unstoppable · Reactive Barrier
Interrupt & Cast Denial
Interrupts vulnerable channels or denies an important cast before it starts. Silence alone is not a universal channel interrupt.
Useful answers: Knockdown
Counter Items Breakdown
Dispel Magic
Clears non-ultimate debuffs; unavailable while stunned or slept.
- Clean answer to removable marks, burns, roots, slows, and item debuffs
- Especially valuable when several non-ultimate debuffs are stacked at once
Use in this matchup:
Counterspell
Upgrades parry to block ability damage and effects.
- Blocks Lash grabs/Infernus ults
- Skill-based defense
Indomitable
Automatically breaks the next qualifying control effect and grants a barrier.
- Automatic combo-breaker against a single hard-control event
- Best when the dangerous control is difficult to react to manually
Use in this matchup:
Unstoppable
Proactive crowd-control immunity for an important commitment.
- Safe entries for your team
- Finish ultimates without being stunned
Warp Stone
Teleports you forward and grants bullet resistance.
- Escape walls/ults instantly
- Reposition away from close-range threats
Knockdown
Delayed stun for grounding flyers or interrupting vulnerable channels.
- Ground flyers (longer stun)
- Stop channelled ults like Seven/Ivy
Use in this matchup:
Divine Barrier
Shields an ally and purges removable debuffs.
- Support allies
- Anti-burst cleanse
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Reactive Barrier
Automatically grants a shield after a hard-control catch.
- Adds a barrier after a qualifying hard-control hit
- Useful when surviving the first catch gives you time to respond; it does not remove the control